Health sector underwent massive development in 2019 – EoY report
—New services added at GPHC —$760M spent on medical equipment —Hinterland health posts upgraded to health centres DPI, Guyana, Sunday, July 5, 2020 The Ministry of Finance’s 2019 End of Year Report has stated that [...]
Sixteen new cases recorded
— Positive cases now stand at 272 DPI, Guyana, Saturday, July 4, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed sixteen new cases of the novel coronavirus taking the total number of persons who have [...]
Sixteen news cases recorded
— Positive cases now stand at 272 DPI, Guyana, Saturday, July 4, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed sixteen new cases of the novel coronavirus taking the total number of persons who have [...]
Partial lockdown in Upper Mazaruni as Region 7 tightens perimeters
—screening point implemented at Sherima crossing DPI, Guyana, Saturday July 4, 2020 Officials of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have taken the step to implement more stringent measures to deal with and monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) [...]
Mass testing to commence in Aranka, Moruca and surrounding areas
—Aranka, Moruca to be on lockdown from July 6 —MoPH seeking to suppress infection spread DPI, Guyana, Saturday, July 4, 2020 Medical teams will be in Aranka and surrounding mining areas in Region Seven, as [...]
Food security a top priority – NCTF
DPI, Guyana, Saturday, July 4, 2020 The Government of Guyana through the National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat continues to take a holistic approach to ensure the nation’s people are protected and catered for during the [...]
Approx. 1300 Guyanese return since June 6
−more to arrive on flights from Trinidad, Miami, New York and Toronto −Foreign Affairs Ministry working on return of students in Cuba DPI, Guyana, Saturday, July 4, 2020 The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has [...]
14-Day lockdown implemented in Santa Rosa amid rising COVID cases
DPI, Guyana, Saturday July 4, 2020 Officials in Santa Rosa, a village in Moruca, Region One (Barima-Waini) have implemented a 14-day lockdown in the community in light of the increasing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in [...]
MOPH continues supporting babies born with Microcephaly
Press Release Georgetown, Guyana – Saturday, July 04, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) this week gifted cash vouchers of $20,000 each to 22 mothers with children born with microcephaly to help support them [...]
Moruca man is Region Eight’s first COVID-19 case
DPI, Guyana, Friday, July 3, 2020 An eighteen-year-old man has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Region Eight, making this the first case recorded in the district. The man was said to have travelled [...]
Six new COVID cases recorded
—43 tests conducted in last 24 hrs DPI, Guyana, Friday, July 3, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health has recorded six new cases of the novel coronavirus after forty-three tests were conducted within the last [...]
NCTF rolls out stage 2 of six-phase plan
—Outlines stringent measures for hinterland communities DPI, Guyana, Friday, July 3, 2020 Phase two of the National COVID-19 Task Force’s six-phase plan to reopen Guyana commences today with specific measures outlined for hinterland regions. For [...]